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Soylu said ‘He cursed my mother, but released’, suspect arrested for ‘insulting President’

Soylu said ‘He cursed my mother, but released’, suspect arrested for ‘insulting President’

After Interior Minister Soylu complained that a social media user was released though he cursed his mother, this criticism about the judiciary caused an argument with Justice Minister Gül. The suspect is now arrested for “insulting the President.”

25 January 2021

İstanbul Bar ‘reprimands’ Eren Keskin for ‘insulting president’

İstanbul Bar ‘reprimands’ Eren Keskin for ‘insulting president’

Convicted of “insulting the President” in May 2017, lawyer and Human Rights Association (İHD) Co-Chair Eren Keskin was also faced with a “disciplinary investigation” by the İstanbul Bar Association. Keskin has been given a reprimand.

15 January 2021

Prosecutor’s offices requested to inform ministry about trials for ‘insulting President’

Prosecutor’s offices requested to inform ministry about trials for ‘insulting President’

Ministry of Justice has sent an instruction to all prosecutor’s offices across Turkey and requested information regarding the trials for “insulting the president” and “degrading the nation, state of the Republic of Turkey, the organs and institutions of the state.”

12 January 2021

‘Kingdom of Tayyips’ banner acquitted

‘Kingdom of Tayyips’ banner acquitted

Charged with “insulting the President” due to a banner with the drawing “Kingdom of Tayyips” on it, four students and the owner of the printing house that printed the banner have been acquitted.

12 January 2021

Lawsuit against CHP Chair: Erdoğan demands 1 million lira in damages

Lawsuit against CHP Chair: Erdoğan demands 1 million lira in damages

President and ruling AKP Chair Erdoğan has filed a suit for damages against main opposition CHP Chair Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu for calling him “the so-called President.” Erdoğan demands 1 million Turkish Lira in damages.

12 January 2021

Arrested after criticizing Erdoğan in a street interview, citizen released

Arrested after criticizing Erdoğan in a street interview, citizen released

Arrested after criticizing the AKP government and President and AKP Chair Erdoğan in a street interview in Antalya, İsmail Demirbaş has been released.

8 December 2020

Citizen arrested after criticizing Erdoğan in a street interview

'IS IT A CRIME TO CRITICIZE AKP?'

Citizen arrested after criticizing Erdoğan in a street interview

HDP Şırnak MP Kaçmaz has addressed a Parliamentary question to Vice President Oktay regarding a citizen who has been arrested after criticizing the ruling AKP and its Chair and President Erdoğan in a street interview in Antalya province.

12 November 2020

Detained physician released on probation

Detained physician released on probation

Taken into custody for allegedly committing a crime with the messages on a social media account, Dr. Tahsin Çınar has been released on probation.

12 October 2020 Ayça Söylemez

Investigation against ‘Movement of the Nameless’: 3 people arrested

Investigation against ‘Movement of the Nameless’: 3 people arrested

Taken into custody as part of an investigation against the “Movement of the Nameless”, Şehmus Kavak, Misli Cihan Şenleten and Özgür Doğuş Erhan have been arrested on charge of “insulting the President.”

29 September 2020

36 thousand people investigated for ‘insulting the president’ in a year

36 thousand people investigated for ‘insulting the president’ in a year

According to the justice statistics of the Justice Ministry, 12 thousand 298 people stood trial and 3 thousand 831 people were penalized in 2019 on the grounds that they insulted President and ruling AKP Chair Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

14 September 2020

2 actors face prison term for ‘insulting President’

2 actors face prison term for ‘insulting President’

The indictment brought against actors Metin Akpınar and Müjdat Gezen demands that the actors be sentenced to up to 4 years, 8 months in prison each on charge of “insulting the president” due to their remarks in a TV program.

217 investigations launched against 95 CHP MPs, says Group Deputy Chair Özel

217 investigations launched against 95 CHP MPs, says Group Deputy Chair Özel

Main opposition CHP Group Deputy Chair Özgür Özel has announced that 217 investigations have been launched against 95 CHP MPs and the summaries of proceedings have been sent to the Parliament to strip them of their legislative immunity.

Main Opposition CHP Member Dila Koyurga Detained for ‘Insulting Erdoğan’

Main Opposition CHP Member Dila Koyurga Detained for ‘Insulting Erdoğan’

Facing a criminal complaint by President and ruling AKP Chair Erdoğan along with four other CHP members, Dila Koyurga has been taken into custody over social media posts from 7 years ago, when she was 17 years old.

Informer Convicted of Slander, Trial of Journalist Still Continues

Informer Convicted of Slander, Trial of Journalist Still Continues

Put on trial for “insulting the President” upon the tip of an informer, Contemporary Journalists’ Association Mediterranean Branch Chair Engin Korkmaz had his second hearing. While the informant is convicted of “slander”, the trial of Korkmaz still continues.

CHP Leader’s Attorney Sued for ‘Insulting President’ Over His Plea of Defense

CHP Leader’s Attorney Sued for ‘Insulting President’ Over His Plea of Defense

Main opposition CHP Chair Kılıçdaroğlu’s attorney Celal Çelik has been sued for “insulting the President” over his plea of defense presented to court in the suit for damages filed by President and ruling AKP Chair Erdoğan against Kılıçdaroğlu.

HDP Former Co-Chair Yüksekdağ Given Judicial Fine for Insulting Erdoğan

HDP Former Co-Chair Yüksekdağ Given Judicial Fine for Insulting Erdoğan

HDP’s imprisoned former Co-Chair Yüksekdağ has been sentenced to pay a judicial fine of 1,740 lira for insulting President and ruling AKP Chair Erdoğan. “There is a power greater than Erdoğan in this country, it is the people”, she said in her last defense.

Prosecutor Demands Lawyer Be Penalized for ‘Overstepping the Boundary of Defense’

Prosecutor Demands Lawyer Be Penalized for ‘Overstepping the Boundary of Defense’

Charged with “insulting the President”, lawyer Özgür Urfa has made defense in court: “It is the Ministry of Justice that is both the complainant of the case and gave the permission for investigation and trial. The Ministry will give the verdict, if possible.”

3 December 2019 Ayça Söylemez

Journalist Fatih Polat Acquitted of ‘Insulting President’

Journalist Fatih Polat Acquitted of ‘Insulting President’

Charged with “insulting the president” due to his article on Malta Files, Editor-in-Chief of daily Evrensel Fatih Polat has been acquitted.

14 November 2019

Prison Sentence for ‘Insulting President’ in Ankara Massacre Case

Prison Sentence for ‘Insulting President’ in Ankara Massacre Case

Çağlayan Bozacı, the son of Turan Bozacı, who lost his life in October 10 Ankara massacre in 2015, has been sentenced to 11 months, 20 days in prison on charge of "insulting the president” due to his statements about him at court.

14 November 2019

Record High Prison Sentence for ‘Insulting the President’

Record High Prison Sentence for ‘Insulting the President’

Charged with “insulting the President” with seven social media messages from five years ago, Burhan Borak has been sentenced to 12 years, 3 months in prison. Neither the announcement of the verdict, nor the verdict itself has been deferred.

23 September 2019

Journalist İnce Sentenced to 11 Months, 20 Days in Prison Due to ‘Acrostic Defense’

Journalist İnce Sentenced to 11 Months, 20 Days in Prison Due to ‘Acrostic Defense’

Charged with insulting the President for making an “acrostic defense” in the hearing of the case filed on the same charge, journalist Barış İnce has been sentenced to 11 months, 20 days in prison. The announcement of the verdict has been deferred.

12 September 2019

Artist Zuhal Olcay’s Prison Sentence for ‘Insulting the President’ Upheld

Artist Zuhal Olcay’s Prison Sentence for ‘Insulting the President’ Upheld

The Supreme Court of Appeals has upheld the prison sentence of 11 months, 20 days given to artist Zuhal Olcay on charge of “insulting the president.”

Collective Memory Platform: This Lawsuit Means Saying 'Enough, Shush Now' to Opposition

CHP İSTANBUL CHAIR TRIED FOR ‘INSULTING PRESIDENT’

Collective Memory Platform: This Lawsuit Means Saying 'Enough, Shush Now' to Opposition

The Collective Memory Platform has released a statement of solidarity for CHP İstanbul Chair Kaftancıoğlu, whose trial of “insulting the President” will start tomorrow: “This lawsuit was also filed against our search for justice, law and equality.”

‘Insulting the President’ on Parliamentary Agenda

‘Insulting the President’ on Parliamentary Agenda

Main opposition CHP Ankara MP Murat Emir has brought the cases of “insulting the President” into Parliamentary agenda: “We are going through a period when the rule of law has been trampled upon and the rule of power is prevailing.”

Caricature Put on Trial for Insulting President Erdoğan Acquitted in Cyprus

Caricature Put on Trial for Insulting President Erdoğan Acquitted in Cyprus

Directors of Cyprus-based Afrika newspaper Şener Levent and Ali Osman Tabak have been acquitted in the lawsuit filed against them for allegedly insulting President Erdoğan with a caricature published on the newspaper on December 8, 2017.

Today in Insulting Erdoğan: First Prison Sentence, Then Judicial Fine for Ahmet Altan

Today in Insulting Erdoğan: First Prison Sentence, Then Judicial Fine for Ahmet Altan

Imprisoned journalist and writer Ahmet Altan has been sentenced to pay a judicial fine of 7 thousand Turkish Lira on the ground that he insulted President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan with an article that he penned in 2016.

Perihan Mağden, Tunca Öğreten Sentenced to Pay Judicial Fines for ‘Insulting President’

Perihan Mağden, Tunca Öğreten Sentenced to Pay Judicial Fines for ‘Insulting President’

Journalist Tunca Öğreten and writer Perihan Mağden have been each sentenced to pay a judicial fine of 7 thousand Turkish Lira for insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

10 January 2019 Tansu Pişkin

Nazlı Ilıcak Sentenced to 1 Year, 2 Months in Prison Due to Her Social Media Post

Nazlı Ilıcak Sentenced to 1 Year, 2 Months in Prison Due to Her Social Media Post

Nazlı Ilıcak has been sentenced to 1 year and 2 months in prison for “openly insulting the President” with her social media posts. Her prison sentence has not been deferred.

27 December 2018

'We Will Continue to Discomfort Them With Our Stories'

JOURNALISM STUDENT BİLA RELEASED

'We Will Continue to Discomfort Them With Our Stories'

Berivan Bila, the student who has been released after getting arrested for an article that she wrote entitled “Journalism is not a Crime”, has told that she will not give up journalism.

17 December 2018 Evrim Kepenek

Statement for Arrested Student of Journalism

Statement for Arrested Student of Journalism

Democratic mass organizations in Trabzon have made a statement on Berivan Bila, a student of journalism arrested for ‘insulting the President’, and said, “She was arrested because she said ‘Journalism is not a crime, she should be immediately released’.”

10 December 2018

Journalist Hasan Cemal Deposes in İstanbul Courthouse

ALLEGATION OF "INSULTING THE PRESIDENT"

Journalist Hasan Cemal Deposes in İstanbul Courthouse

Journalist Hasan Cemal has deposed to the Prosecutor’s Office for having “insulted the President” in one of his articles. Cemal has stated that his articles have been within the scope of freedom of expression.

7 December 2018

Erdoğan Withdraws Complaint Against METU Students

Erdoğan Withdraws Complaint Against METU Students

In the wake of a meeting between President Erdoğan and the students of METU, who were arrested for a month due to a banner that they opened during the graduation ceremony, the attorney of Erdoğan has withdrawn the complaint against the students.

17 October 2018

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